The Way of Kings, Part 1
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- Author：Brandon Sanderson
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Summary
SPEAK AGAIN THE ANCIENT OATHS，
LIFE BEFORE DEATH。
STRENGTH BEFORE WEAKNESS。
JOURNEY BEFORE DESTINATION。
AND RETURN TO MEN THE SHARDS THEY ONCE BORE。
THE KNIGHTS RADIANT MUST STAND AGAIN。
Roshar is a world of stone and storms。 Uncanny tempests of incredible power sweep across the rocky terrain so frequently that they have shaped ecology and civilization alike。 Animals hide in shells， trees pull in branches， and grass retracts into the soilless ground。 Cities are built only where the topography offers shelter。
It has been centuries since the fall of the ten consecrated orders known as the Knights Radiant， but their Shardblades and Shardplate remain: mystical swords and suits of armor that transform ordinary men into near-invincible warriors。 Men trade kingdoms for Shardblades。 Wars are fought for them， and won by them。
One such war is about to swallow up a soldier， a brightlord and a young woman scholar。
Widely acclaimed for his work completing Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time saga， Brandon Sanderson now begins a grand cycle of his own， one every bit as ambitious and immersive。
LIFE BEFORE DEATH。
STRENGTH BEFORE WEAKNESS。
JOURNEY BEFORE DESTINATION。
AND RETURN TO MEN THE SHARDS THEY ONCE BORE。
THE KNIGHTS RADIANT MUST STAND AGAIN。
Roshar is a world of stone and storms。 Uncanny tempests of incredible power sweep across the rocky terrain so frequently that they have shaped ecology and civilization alike。 Animals hide in shells， trees pull in branches， and grass retracts into the soilless ground。 Cities are built only where the topography offers shelter。
It has been centuries since the fall of the ten consecrated orders known as the Knights Radiant， but their Shardblades and Shardplate remain: mystical swords and suits of armor that transform ordinary men into near-invincible warriors。 Men trade kingdoms for Shardblades。 Wars are fought for them， and won by them。
One such war is about to swallow up a soldier， a brightlord and a young woman scholar。
Widely acclaimed for his work completing Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time saga， Brandon Sanderson now begins a grand cycle of his own， one every bit as ambitious and immersive。
Reviews
Daniel
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This is only half of the full book， but I've been enjoying this immensely。 The mysteries keep piling up！ Keeping track of the names has been confusing though。 This is only half of the full book， but I've been enjoying this immensely。 The mysteries keep piling up！ Keeping track of the names has been confusing though。 。。。more
Jen
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This was a tough read， as there is lots and lots of world building in this book。 I love Brandon Sanderson's writing， and I think he is a master of the fantasy genre。 However， his books do take a while to get in to due to the lengthy descriptions and introductions to so many new concepts at the start。 However， once the plot begins to pick up （which is only slightly in part 1 of this book） it is marvellous。 I would recommend Brandon Sanderson's books to every fantasy fan。 This was a tough read， as there is lots and lots of world building in this book。 I love Brandon Sanderson's writing， and I think he is a master of the fantasy genre。 However， his books do take a while to get in to due to the lengthy descriptions and introductions to so many new concepts at the start。 However， once the plot begins to pick up （which is only slightly in part 1 of this book） it is marvellous。 I would recommend Brandon Sanderson's books to every fantasy fan。 。。。more
Steven Silaban
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4。75/5⭐️ epic in every way imaginable， directly picking up part 2。 Help im broke
David Kemple
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Absolutely brilliant
Socrate
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Kalak ocoli un colţ de stâncă şi se opri， împleticindu-se， în faţa unui clastotrăsnet muribund。 Uriaşa bestie de piatră zăcea căzută pe o parte， iar din piept îi ieşea ceva ce aducea cu nişte coaste rupte şi stâlcite。 Silueta monstruozităţii era oarecum scheletică， cu membrele nefiresc de lungi crescute din umeri de granit。 Pe faţa ca o săgeată， ochii de un roşu-închis păreau făuriţi dintr-un foc arzând în profunzimea pietrei。 Se stingeau。Chiar şi după atâtea veacuri， Kalak se cutremură văzând u Kalak ocoli un colţ de stâncă şi se opri， împleticindu-se， în faţa unui clastotrăsnet muribund。 Uriaşa bestie de piatră zăcea căzută pe o parte， iar din piept îi ieşea ceva ce aducea cu nişte coaste rupte şi stâlcite。 Silueta monstruozităţii era oarecum scheletică， cu membrele nefiresc de lungi crescute din umeri de granit。 Pe faţa ca o săgeată， ochii de un roşu-închis păreau făuriţi dintr-un foc arzând în profunzimea pietrei。 Se stingeau。Chiar şi după atâtea veacuri， Kalak se cutremură văzând un clastotrăsnet atât de aproape。 O mână de-a bestiei avea lungimea trupului unui om。 Astfel de mâini îl uciseseră înainte şi nu-i plăcuse。Fireşte， moartea nu-i plăcea aproape niciodată。Ocoli creatura， alegându-şi cu mare grijă calea pe câmpul de luptă。 Câmpia era un loc al bolovanilor şi al stâncilor cu forme nefireşti ― în jurul lui Kalak se înălţau coloane dăltuite de natură ―， iar leşurile împânzeau pământul。 Puţine plante creşteau acolo。Colţii de stâncă şi movilele de piatră purtau nenumărate cicatrice。 Prin locurile unde luptaseră Undeunitorii， stâncile erau sfărâmate， distruse。 Uneori， ceva mai rar， trecea pe lângă gropi cu forme bizare， pline de crăpături， rămase în urma clastotrăsnetelor care intraseră în luptă smulgându-se din piatră。Multe dintre leşurile din jur erau omeneşti; multe nu erau。 Sângele se amestecase。 Roşu。 Portocaliu。 Violet。 Cu toate că niciunul dintre trupurile căzute în jurul lui nu se clintea， în aer plutea， neclar， un amestec pâclos de sunete。Gemete de durere， urlete de suferinţă。 Din rarele petice de vegetaţie sau din mormanele de cadavre mistuite de foc se înălţau rotocoale de fum。 Până şi câteva bucăţi de stâncă ardeau mocnit。 Prăfuitorii făcuseră treabă bună。„Dar eu am supravieţuit”， se gândi Kalak， ducându-şi mâna la piept şi grăbindu-se către locul întâlnirii。 „De data asta chiar am supravieţuit。” 。。。more
olivia （ ͡❛ ᴥ ͡❛）
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‘Him and the wind。 He fought with her， and she laughed’ Kaladin’s bookI have been listening to people telling me on here and on tiktok that The Stormlight Archive is Brando’s greatest work and I， for some reason， didn’t believe it。 I didn’t believe it could get better than Era 1 Mistborn。I was wrong。Sometimes in life you will experience books that change your outlook on books forever。 Mistborn did that， the Stormlight Archives perfects it。 While I have only read part 1 of book 1 and will not ‘Him and the wind。 He fought with her， and she laughed’ Kaladin’s bookI have been listening to people telling me on here and on tiktok that The Stormlight Archive is Brando’s greatest work and I， for some reason， didn’t believe it。 I didn’t believe it could get better than Era 1 Mistborn。I was wrong。Sometimes in life you will experience books that change your outlook on books forever。 Mistborn did that， the Stormlight Archives perfects it。 While I have only read part 1 of book 1 and will not be giving a full review until I’ve finished part 2 of book 1， I am confident in saying this will be one of， if not the best book series I’ve ever read。 Every goddamn thing about this book is exceptional。 The plot， the world， the dialogue， the characters。 Everything。 I am beyond in love with this series。 He’s done it again！ 。。。more
McKenzie
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🖤🖤Review🖤🖤Brandon Sanderson is just on a level all his own！！ This might have been my favorite Sanderson book not gonna lie。 Don’t get me wrong- still love the Mistborn and Skyward series but this book was just *chefs kiss*！ Here’s my thoughts （even though I’m like the last person to read this book 😂🙈）:-The world building is insane！ It felt so unique and incredibly detailed！ There is a LOT of world building and it did get a little overwhelming at times but it all comes together and leaves you wit 🖤🖤Review🖤🖤Brandon Sanderson is just on a level all his own！！ This might have been my favorite Sanderson book not gonna lie。 Don’t get me wrong- still love the Mistborn and Skyward series but this book was just *chefs kiss*！ Here’s my thoughts （even though I’m like the last person to read this book 😂🙈）:-The world building is insane！ It felt so unique and incredibly detailed！ There is a LOT of world building and it did get a little overwhelming at times but it all comes together and leaves you with even more questions for the next book （which I’ve already started because I have zero self control & need answers）。 -The plot was super intricate and engaging！ There was a few slow points here and there where it got bogged down my information but it all built to an amazing ending！ And as always Sanderson’s plot twists where on point！！ -Loved all the characters！ This is a Multiple POV book and each character is developed so perfectly！ What’s impressive is I found myself rooting for & growing attached to not only the main characters but the side characters as well！ Love my Bridge Four babies！！！ 🖤Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️。5 。。。more
Μαρία Αλεξοπούλου
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ΠΑΡΑΛΗΜΑΤΙΚΟ ΠΟΣΤ Πώς να μην αποσπάσει διθυραμβικές κριτικές αυτό το βιβλίο; Από την εποχή του ‘'Μισού Κόσμου’’ του Abercombie είχα να διαβάσω ένα επικό （με όλη τη σημασία της έννοιας） βιβλίο φαντασίας γιατί πράγματι ο τρόπος γραφής του Sanderson είναι καθηλωτικός。 Στην αρχή το παραδέχομαι αποσυντονίστηκα από τον βομβαρδισμό πληροφοριών αλλά μετά- εκεί περίπου στην 100σελίδα - μυήθηκα στην αψεγάδιαστη κοσμοπλασία。 Άρχισαν να παρελαύνουν μπροστά μου τα τελώνια που πλέουν στον άνεμο， οι πολεμιστές ΠΑΡΑΛΗΜΑΤΙΚΟ ΠΟΣΤ Πώς να μην αποσπάσει διθυραμβικές κριτικές αυτό το βιβλίο; Από την εποχή του ‘'Μισού Κόσμου’’ του Abercombie είχα να διαβάσω ένα επικό （με όλη τη σημασία της έννοιας） βιβλίο φαντασίας γιατί πράγματι ο τρόπος γραφής του Sanderson είναι καθηλωτικός。 Στην αρχή το παραδέχομαι αποσυντονίστηκα από τον βομβαρδισμό πληροφοριών αλλά μετά- εκεί περίπου στην 100σελίδα - μυήθηκα στην αψεγάδιαστη κοσμοπλασία。 Άρχισαν να παρελαύνουν μπροστά μου τα τελώνια που πλέουν στον άνεμο， οι πολεμιστές που κραδαίνουν τη Θραυσματική Λεπίδα， το πλήρωμα της Τέταρτης Γέφυρας που τρεκλίζει αβέβαια （μέχρι και οι δικοί μου ώμοι κύρτωναν από το βάρος της γέφυρας） και ο θαρραλέος Κάλαντιν με την πυγμή χιλίων αντρών。 Μα τον Πατέρα της Θύελλας， πόσο λάτρεψα τον Κάλαντιν。 Τέλειωσα τον πρώτο τόμο εκλιπαρώντας να προσγειωθεί δια μαγείας στα χέρια μου ο δεύτερος για να συνεχίσω την επική περιπέτεια στα εδάφη της Ρόσαρ。 Κλείνοντας， θέλω να ευχαριστήσω τη Στέλλα γιατί είχε δίκιο που επέμενε με τον γλυκό της τρόπο να ξεκινήσω Sanderson。 。。。more
Simon Tildesley
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Slow to get going but now I'm gripped by the characters and plot， bring on the second book。 Slow to get going but now I'm gripped by the characters and plot， bring on the second book。 。。。more
matilda
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so true brandon even though this actually took me years
faanielibri
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Eine epische erste Hälfte des ersten Teils， die wahre Entfaltung wird aber erst im zweiten Teil des ersten Bands kommen。 Die Welt ist ziemlich cool， wenn auch ungewohnt。 Aber ich mag es， mich zurecht finden zu müssen， neue Wesen und viele Charaktere kennenzulernen。 Mit dem Schreibstil fühlte ich mich die ersten Seiten nicht so wohl， aber das lag an der Fremde der Welt und den Ereignissen， die man noch nicht zuordnen kann。 Das hat sich dann aber schnell gelegt， nachdem ich mich an die Erzählweise Eine epische erste Hälfte des ersten Teils， die wahre Entfaltung wird aber erst im zweiten Teil des ersten Bands kommen。 Die Welt ist ziemlich cool， wenn auch ungewohnt。 Aber ich mag es， mich zurecht finden zu müssen， neue Wesen und viele Charaktere kennenzulernen。 Mit dem Schreibstil fühlte ich mich die ersten Seiten nicht so wohl， aber das lag an der Fremde der Welt und den Ereignissen， die man noch nicht zuordnen kann。 Das hat sich dann aber schnell gelegt， nachdem ich mich an die Erzählweise gewöhnt hatte。 Ich werde 1。2 'Der Pfad der Winde' zeitnah nachlegen。 。。。more
pillowreader
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A masterpiece is what this book is。 This book is on another level。 I have not read a book with so much finesse， so much thought， and so much elegance to it。 I never understood why people say Brandon Sanderson's writing is accessible but， I finally understood why。 The book is easy to read and follow。 Usually， I'm not too fond of fighting or war scenes because I find it confusing but， there is none of that with this book。 The writing of the book is just so clear。 I really don't mind the pace in t A masterpiece is what this book is。 This book is on another level。 I have not read a book with so much finesse， so much thought， and so much elegance to it。 I never understood why people say Brandon Sanderson's writing is accessible but， I finally understood why。 The book is easy to read and follow。 Usually， I'm not too fond of fighting or war scenes because I find it confusing but， there is none of that with this book。 The writing of the book is just so clear。 I really don't mind the pace in this book。 I know some people say that it is slow and whatever， but I think the pacing is perfect， and I love all the details and multiple POVs。 I love this book。 I have nothing else to say 。。。more
Tahoe
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Wirklich interessante Welt！ Es gab leider keinen wirklichen Höhepunkt， was recht enttäuschend war。 Es hatte mehr von einer sehr langer Vorgeschichte。 Ich vermute deshalb auch， dass es in den weiteren Bänden recht episch wird。 Komme also um den zweiten Band nicht drum rum。
Jamie Wyman
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Have literally just finished it and wow。 What an amazing story。 I can't wait to start on part 2 and I'm excited to see where the characters stories go。 Sanderson really developes great characters even in this Part 1。 You really care not only for the main characters but numerous smaller side characters。 Especially in Kaladins story。 Absolutely brilliant can't wait to read more。 Have literally just finished it and wow。 What an amazing story。 I can't wait to start on part 2 and I'm excited to see where the characters stories go。 Sanderson really developes great characters even in this Part 1。 You really care not only for the main characters but numerous smaller side characters。 Especially in Kaladins story。 Absolutely brilliant can't wait to read more。 。。。more
Kaleb Curran
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Another club banger from randerson
Shail
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Judging by the pace at which I’m reading this， I’ll be right on time for the release of the 5th book in the series and I’m feeling pretty pleased about that😌
Jamie Dyer
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Absolute class series， with some amazing world building。 Recommend for anyone！
Emmanuelle
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Excellent roman， mais la traduction en français aurait eu besoin d'une bonne relecture avant publication， je vais poursuivre dans la langue originale！！！！ Excellent roman， mais la traduction en français aurait eu besoin d'une bonne relecture avant publication， je vais poursuivre dans la langue originale！！！！ 。。。more
E。Foster
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Finally， I entered the world of the Stormlight Archive last month。 Roshar。 Beautifully crafted， detailed worldbuilding， layered complicated and exceptionally human characters， and， as always， lots of hints that there's more depth to the story than we initially think。 I can't wait to read the rest！Sexual content: noneCoarse language: noneViolence and gore: moderate （violence since there is a war going on， barely if any gore at all）Trigger warnings: this world is purposefully crafted to include qu Finally， I entered the world of the Stormlight Archive last month。 Roshar。 Beautifully crafted， detailed worldbuilding， layered complicated and exceptionally human characters， and， as always， lots of hints that there's more depth to the story than we initially think。 I can't wait to read the rest！Sexual content: noneCoarse language: noneViolence and gore: moderate （violence since there is a war going on， barely if any gore at all）Trigger warnings: this world is purposefully crafted to include quite a bit of racism and sexism going on， keep this in mind if these are sensitive subjects to you。 Slavery， depression and suicide are also important themes in the story。If you want to start into a new， clean， epic fantasy series: dive into Roshar with me！ 。。。more
Clara
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Ik ben niet zeker of ik dit een goed boek vond？ De hoofdpersonages waren heel interessant， maar het was ook zo lang en saai？ Tegen de laatste paar 100 pagina's wou ik gewoon dat het eindigde omdat er nog steeds niet gebeurd was。 En dit is pas deel 1 van boek 1。 Ik ben niet zeker of ik dit een goed boek vond？ De hoofdpersonages waren heel interessant， maar het was ook zo lang en saai？ Tegen de laatste paar 100 pagina's wou ik gewoon dat het eindigde omdat er nog steeds niet gebeurd was。 En dit is pas deel 1 van boek 1。 。。。more
Jonathon Ham
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Absolutely excellent。
Karisma
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Amazing book， great world building and I am slightly in love with Kaladin。 My only criticism is that IT IS SUCH A BIG SERIES TO READ THROUGH。 It is thicccc （with 4 c's？！） Amazing book， great world building and I am slightly in love with Kaladin。 My only criticism is that IT IS SUCH A BIG SERIES TO READ THROUGH。 It is thicccc （with 4 c's？！） 。。。more
Penny Reeve
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Tried this as something a little different to my normal reading fare and really enjoyed it。 The world building is slow and careful。 The characters deeply layered and the language interesting。 Am keen to try the next book in the Archive。
Maria
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4。5
Kimberley B
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Slow to start but I completely understand why。 There's so many different threads to this story and so many mysteries unravelling。 I can't wait to see how it all unfolds， I'm hooked。 Slow to start but I completely understand why。 There's so many different threads to this story and so many mysteries unravelling。 I can't wait to see how it all unfolds， I'm hooked。 。。。more
Elizabeth Horton
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Despite being 1000 pages long， it felt like an introduction。 （I did read the full Book 1。） I feel like I still am waiting to get further into the story before I decide if I like it or not。 But I am intrigued and will read the next book。
Anoud
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ok wow i don’t even need to finish part 2 before giving this 5 stars
Andy Of The Blacks
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Very good fantasy book。 The thing I like the least is that it is divided in two parts， though this first part feels like a whole book， so it is fine。。。 But I love big books， so I'm going to get the edition with the full books next time。I enjoy Brandon Sanderson's stories， it seems， but I don't LOVE them - I think there is a bit too much worldbuilding and a smidge too little character work going on for me。 Still very enjoyable， but I've come to the conclusion these are never going to be my very f Very good fantasy book。 The thing I like the least is that it is divided in two parts， though this first part feels like a whole book， so it is fine。。。 But I love big books， so I'm going to get the edition with the full books next time。I enjoy Brandon Sanderson's stories， it seems， but I don't LOVE them - I think there is a bit too much worldbuilding and a smidge too little character work going on for me。 Still very enjoyable， but I've come to the conclusion these are never going to be my very favourite books， because of this。 But I will continue with the series。Some characters are great， don't get me wrong - Kaladin is the best - but I do prefer more character driven stories， and these feel more plot driven。Also， after Elantris， I feel like the author tends to write very similar characters in his stories （the girl is witty and too outspoken， the male protagonist has an incredibly good heart and is super determined despite the soul-crushing situations he's facing。。。） - good characters， but a bit repetitive。。。 I should space his books more next time， to feel the repetition less。No other complaint from me， though！ :） 。。。more
Katarina
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4。5 stars。 Veeery good。
Zeynepx
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Ayyyyyy， devamına geçiyorum hemen。。。。。。Çok heyecanlı yerinde Shallana geçti。 O bölümü bi sevemedim。 İlk yarıda çok yoktu allahtan
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